Fishing Tournament Friday & Norther is Coming!!

[Marilyn]

I'm in a fishing tournament this Friday. This is the big one that we really look forward to each year. We rent a condo right on the water and go up on Thursday afternoon, have a nice meal with lots of door prizes on Thursday evening, up early Friday morning, and weigh-in from 2 to 3 p.m. We have a really awesome guide, Capt. Ken, his website is www.fishmatagorda.com.

We always catch nice fish, and last year our boat won the hardware (artificial bait) division. It was so cool. We have gotten trophies the past two years.

Tonight the forecast is fair and the temperature right now at 11 p.m. is 82 deg F. We are getting a norther Friday afternoon, and in advance of the norther, we have an 80% chance of thunderstorms. I'm so afraid we won't be able to go out on the water. If there is lightening, we can't go. We will be wade fishing this trip which means we'd be standing in the water like lightning rods. Since we've had lots of rain lately, the bays are full of fresh water which pushes the fish out farther. We will be fishing right at the mouth of the bay.

So hope the weather holds just until 2 p.m. or Friday. I'm hosting three customers on this trip, so have already put considerable effort into coordinating things and will be doing even more tomorrow in preparation. None of this is cheap either. So we really need good weather just a little longer.